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Cayenne pepper vs. Tomato sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cayenne pepper and tomato sauce different?

  • Cayenne pepper is higher than tomato sauce in vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin B6, fiber, iron, manganese, vitamin C, vitamin B2, vitamin K, and potassium.
  • Cayenne pepper covers your daily need for vitamin A, 824% more than tomato sauce.
  • Cayenne pepper contains 29 times more vitamin K than tomato sauce. Cayenne pepper contains 80.3µg of vitamin K, while tomato sauce contains 2.8µg.

Spices, pepper, red or cayenne and Tomato sauce, canned, no salt added types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 109% 44% 178% 293% 124% 68% 126% 3.9% 261% 48%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 4.2% 26% 36% 38% 6% 12% 1.4% 15% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +913.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +957.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +578.1%
Contains more IronIron +712.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +224.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1027.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +985.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1669.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1366.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -63.3%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 255% 694% 597% 0% 82% 212% 163% 0% 565% 0% 201% 80% 28%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 23% 7.3% 29% 0% 6% 15% 19% 19% 23% 0% 7% 6.8% 5.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +991.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +9359.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1971.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1313.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +778%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2400%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2767.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +1077.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +420.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cayenne pepper Tomato sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin A 2081µg 22µg 229%
Vitamin E 29.83mg 1.44mg 189%
Vitamin B6 2.45mg 0.098mg 181%
Fiber 27.2g 1.5g 103%
Iron 7.8mg 0.96mg 86%
Manganese 2mg 0.113mg 82%
Vitamin C 76.4mg 7mg 77%
Vitamin B2 0.919mg 0.065mg 66%
Vitamin K 80.3µg 2.8µg 65%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.37g 0.121g 55%
Potassium 2014mg 297mg 51%
Vitamin B3 8.701mg 0.991mg 48%
Phosphorus 293mg 27mg 38%
Magnesium 152mg 15mg 33%
Copper 0.373mg 0.115mg 29%
Fats 17.27g 0.3g 26%
Vitamin B1 0.328mg 0.024mg 25%
Folate 106µg 9µg 24%
Protein 12.01g 1.2g 22%
Zinc 2.48mg 0.22mg 21%
Carbs 56.63g 5.31g 17%
Saturated fat 3.26g 0.041g 15%
Calories 318kcal 24kcal 15%
Selenium 8.8µg 0.6µg 15%
Calcium 148mg 14mg 13%
Choline 51.5mg 9.9mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 2.75g 0.044g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 6%
Fructose 1.67g 2%
Sodium 30mg 11mg 1%
Net carbs 29.43g 3.81g N/A
Sugar 10.34g 3.56g N/A
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 0.034mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.025mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 17% 57% 8% 6%
Protein: 12.01 g
Fats: 17.27 g
Carbs: 56.63 g
Water: 8.05 g
Other: 6.04 g
5% 91% 2%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.31 g
Water: 91.28 g
Other: 1.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +900.8%
Contains more FatsFats +5656.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +966.5%
Contains more OtherOther +216.2%
Contains more WaterWater +1033.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 19% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.75 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.37 g
20% 21% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.044 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.121 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6150%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6817.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.7%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Cayenne pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170932/nutrients
  2. Tomato sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169074/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.